Monday, April 18, 2016

Still Drawing Record Crowds

Bernie in Brooklyn.
In most regards, Sunday afternoon’s sunny appearance in Prospect Park was typical of the raucous rallies that the Vermont senator has been holding for nearly a year now, though the crowd exceeded all his previous events: 28,300 people, a record for Sanders.

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[A] new poll released by Gravis on Sunday night suggests the gap between them in New York may have narrowed to as little as six points, with Clinton at 53% and Sanders at 47%.

Though still large enough apart to leave Clinton the comfortable favourite – especially since New York primaries bar independents and even Democrats needed to register weeks ago – it is a dramatic narrowing from the 48-point lead Clinton enjoyed a month ago. Two other recent polls show the gap down to 10 points, and a poll averages show a 12 point gap.

So Sanders wasted no time in Prospect Park. He dove into a litany of reasons why his supporters should be suspicious of a candidate whom he once promised not to attack with negative campaigning.

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Clinton and her allies also drew a sharp contrast with Sanders while traversing New York on Sunday, and homed in on the issue of gun control as part of a sustained effort to portray the Vermont senator as soft on gun laws.

  Guardian
Let's ask Google about Hillary's stance on gun control in her 2008 campaign...


Sure, you can change your mind. Especially when you need to win an election.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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